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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Shri Ram Vilas Paswan holds video conference with Food Ministers of States and UTs to discuss the roll out of One Nation One Ration Card scheme in remaining 14 states/UTs
Shri Paswan asks Department of Food & PDS to complete ONOC scheme by end of this year
10 States ask the Central Government to extend the distribution of free food grains under PMGKAY
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan today held a meeting via video conference to review the progress of the implementation of National Portability of NFSA ration card holders through “One Nation One Ration Card” programme. The purpose of the meeting was to understand the readiness, action plans and a tentative timeline to implement the “One Nation One Ration Card” facility in these 14 States/UTs. Food Ministers of 5 States/UTs of Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Meghalaya and Tamil Nadu attended the meeting, whereas other States/UTs were represented by respective Food Secretaries.
Shri Paswan said that in the time of Covid-19 pandemic, the scheme proved immensely beneficial for migrant labourers, stranded and needy persons to access their quota of food grains through ONOC portability. He said by August 2020 three more States namely - Uttarakhand, Nagaland and Manipur will be added to the national cluster and Department is making all necessary arrangements to include remaining all 14 States under ONOC by end of this year. Shri Paswan said that sufficient food grains are available in buffer stock and assured no one would go hungry in this difficult time of Covid-19 pandemic. Shri Paswan meanwhile informed that around 10 States have written to the ministry to extend the distribution of free food grains under PMGKAY for three more months.
During the course of discussion, most of the remaining states/UTs shared their action plans and strategy to complete this activity by the end of September 2020, whereas 3 States - Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and West Bengal have indicated a tentative timeline for complete implementation before December 2020.
In the review meeting, States/UTs of Andaman & Nicobar Island, Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep and Meghalaya also highlighted the challenges related to slow internet or limited network connectivity. The Minister assured that network connectivity related challenges would be taken up with D/o Telecommunications for appropriate solution and smooth implementation of ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ across the country.
Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Raosaheb Patil Danve also stressed on implementing the ONOC scheme as early as possible in the remaining states/UTs. He said it is only because of ONOC scheme many migrant labourers are able to draw their food grains quota during the difficult time of Covid-19 pandemic.
In his concluding remarks, Shri Paswan asked the remaining States/UTs to speed up the authentication of biometric and ePoS, so that the beneficiaries can conveniently lift their entitled quota of subsidised food grains from anywhere across the country.
Ministry of Finance
Exchange Rate Notification No. 10/2023 - Customs 
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 , and in supersession of the Notification No. 08/2023-Customs, dated 2nd February, 2023 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby determines that the rate of exchange of conversion of each of the foreign currencies specified in column  of each of Schedule I and Schedule II annexed hereto, into Indian currency or vice versa, shall, with effect from 17th February, 2023, be the rate mentioned against it in the corresponding entry in column  thereof, for the purpose of the said section, relating to imported and export goods.
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Australian Dollar
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58.50
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56.05
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Bahraini Dinar
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226.50
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213.00
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Canadian Dollar
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62.90
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60.85
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Chinese Yuan
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12.25
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11.90
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Danish Kroner
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12.10
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11.70
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EURO
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90.25
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87.10
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Hong Kong Dollar
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10.75
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10.35
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Kuwaiti Dinar
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278.75
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262.10
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New Zealand Dollar
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53.50
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51.10
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Norwegian Kroner
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8.25
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Pound Sterling
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101.45
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98.10
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23.45
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21.95
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Saudi Arabian Riyal
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22.75
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21.40
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Singapore Dollar
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63.05
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61.05
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South African Rand
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4.75
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4.45
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Swedish Kroner
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8.10
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7.85
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Swiss Franc
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91.50
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88.05
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Turkish Lira
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4.50
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23.25
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21.85
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83.65
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81.90
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6.25
Election Commission
Record Seizures worth Rs 35.26 crores done in Expenditure Monitoring Process in ongoing Bihar Assembly Elections, 2020
For effective monitoring to curb black money in General Election to Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2020, Election Commission of India has deployed 67 Expenditure Observers in the State of Bihar. Commission has also has appointed Ms. Madhu Mahajan, ex-IRS:1982 and Sh. B. R Balakrishnan, ex-IRS:1983, officers having formidable domain expertise and impeccable track record, as Special Expenditure Observers for General Election to Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2020.
After due assessment, 91 Assembly Constituencies have been marked as Expenditure Sensitive Constituencies for more focussed monitoring. 881 Flying Squads and 948 Static Surveillance Teams have been formed for Election Expenditure Monitoring work for the Assembly elections of Bihar. On expenditure monitoring, Commission has convened various meetings with senior officials of Bihar and neighbouring states.
Distributing cash and gifts during electoral process is not permitted under the law, e.g., distribution of money, liquor, or any other item disbursed and given to the electors with the intent to influence them. This expenditure comes under the definition of “bribery” which is an offence both under 171B of IPC and under R.P. Act, 1951. The expenditure on such items is illegal. Details of record seizures already done so far  - compared to total of Rs 23.81 cr in AE 2015- are as follows.
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Rs. 79.85 lacs 
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Rs 23.81 crores
Ministry of Women and Child Development
National Conference on Women Winning Against TB
Ministry of Women and Child Development isorganizing a National Conference on Tuberculosis tomorrow i.e., on 16thDecember, 2021, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.The Conference aims at discussing various policy interventions and intends to garner the support of parliamentarians to own and support the implementation of gender-sensitive policies at the ground level.Hon’ble Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu will be the Chief Guest at the National Conference. The Minister of Women & Child Development Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani and Minister of Health & Family Welfare Shri Mansukh Mandaviya will grace the event and deliberate upon various issues with the participants to ensure/inculcate Gender-Responsive TB Care.
Tuberculosis remains a public health challenge worldwide, negatively impacting the lives of around 26 lakh individuals every year in India alone. On the social front, social stigma and discrimination is faced by those affected by TB, and by their families. Societal constraints restrict women affected by TB from freely accessing prompt and continued care. This affects their role as caretakers and prevents prioritization of their nutrition, health, and well-being.
As India is a signatory to the Sustainable Development Goals , our national development agenda has been aligned to eradicate TB from the grassroots level. Hon’ble Prime Minister of India announced the government’s vision to eliminate TB by 2025, which is ahead of the SDG timeline of 2030. It is envisaged to make a TB-free India with zero deaths and zero TB disease. Achievement of these goals will only be possible if we adopt a comprehensive approach to ending TB–including a shift towards gender-sensitive and gender- specific interventions.
The national focus is based on recognizing various socio-cultural barriers to tuberculosis prevention, diagnosis, and treatment services especially for the vulnerable section of the society or also those in vulnerable situations. There is a need to develop integrated, people-centred, community-based and gender-responsive health services based on human rights.
To tackle TB at a granular level, our focus is based on the principles of non-discrimination, informed choice, informed consent, conﬁdentiality, respect for all, access for all, working in partnership, promoting rights of individuals and groups, fostering accountability, and empowering communities.
Contributing to this end, the Ministry of Women & Child Development , and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare , jointly with organisations working in this area are taking up the issue of Gender-Responsive TB Care through a series of National and Regional Conferences.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update
More than 38.18 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 1.70 Cr balance and unutilized doses still available with States/UTs and private hospitals to be administered
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
More than 38.18 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far, through all sources and a further 23,80,080 doses are in the pipeline.
Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 36,48,77,756 doses .
More than 1.70 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs and private hospitals to be administered.
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence Organises Online Quiz on Kargil War, Beginning Today
The Ministry of Defence , in co-ordination with MyGov.in, is organising an online quiz competition on Kargil War from July 26 to August 4, 2019 to create a patriotic feeling among youth and masses. The quiz, to be conducted on the platform MyGov.in , will be in bilingual format i.e. Hindi and English. The duration of the quiz will be of five minutes during which a maximum of 20 questions can be answered.
There will be 10 cash prizes. The details are as under:
- 1st Prize Rs. 25,000/-
- 2nd Prize Rs. 15,000/-
- 3rd Prize Rs. 10,000/-
- Consolation Prizes  Rs. 5,000/- each
Top 100 winners will be issued a certificate by MoD and they will be invited to attend the Independence Day Flag Hoisting Ceremony 2019 at Red Fort at their own expense.
Terms & Conditions:
- Only Indian Citizens aged 14 years and above can participate in the quiz.
- The criteria for selecting successful winners will be “Maximum Correct Answers in the Shortest Time”, subject to the stipulation of 20 questions attempt and five minutes duration.
- An individual is permitted to participate only once in the quiz.
- Any individual who desires to participate in the quiz will be required to provide his/her name, father’s/mother’s name, date of birth, correspondence address, email address and mobile number.
- Bonafide documents , will be required to be submitted by the winners after announcement of the result of the quiz. Non-furnishing of the above information/documents at appropriate stage will render the selection null and void.
- The same mobile number and same Email ID cannot be used more than once for participation in the quiz.
- Discovery/detection/noticing of use of any unfair/spurious means/ malpractices will result in the participation being declared null and void and hence, rejected. The organisers of the quiz competition or any agency acting on their behalf reserves the right in this regard.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM shares details of ‘8 Years of Tech Powered India’
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has shared initiatives about how, in the last 8 years, use of technology and innovation have transformed every sector of the economy for the better.
The Prime Minister shared articles from his website narendramodi.in and a tweet thread from MyGov.
The Prime Minister tweeted:
“Technology means greater transparency.
Technology means enhanced ‘Ease of Living.’
The numerous strides in technology in the last 8 years will make you glad. #8YearsOfTechPoweredIndia”
“India is leading the way in using technology and innovations for governance and serving the poor. In the last 8 years we have transformed every sector of the economy for the better. Read about some of the major reforms and interventions here. #8YearsOfTechPoweredIndia”
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Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh holds virtual interaction with his Vietnamese counterpart;
Both sides agree to enhance engagements between Defence Forces of two countries
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held an online interaction with Minister of National Defence of Vietnam Sr Lt Gen Phan Van Giang on July 01, 2021. During the interaction, both Ministers reviewed the progress on the current initiatives and expressed commitment to further enhance engagements between the Defence Forces of the two countries under the framework of India-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership  and under the guidance of the Joint Vision for Peace, Prosperity and People signed during the Virtual Summit between the Prime Ministers of the two countries in December 2020.
Both Ministers acknowledged the significance of the Joint Vision Statement of 2015-20 in strengthening defence cooperation engagements between both the countries thus far and looked forward to concluding the Joint Vision Statement of 2021-25 at the earliest opportunity. The Ministers agreed to initiate measures to enhance cooperation in Defence Industry and Technology domain and look forward to greater synergy in effectively deepening bilateral cooperative engagements across the spectrum. Both Ministers expressed satisfaction at the ongoing activities between the two countries despite the limitations imposed by COVID 19.
In a series of tweets, Shri Rajnath Singh termed the relationship between India and Vietnam as strong & effective. He said “India attaches great importance to its bilateral defence cooperation with Vietnam. Both India and Vietnam share a long-standing tradition of helping each other in difficult times. We have achieved substantial progress in defence industry cooperation in recent years.” The Raksha Mantri added that India and Vietnam continue to make forward movement in overcoming the challenges posed by COVID-19. He thanked Sr Lt Gen Phan Van Giangfor inviting him on an official visit to Vietnam, and he looked forward to it.
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Election Commission
Election Commission Notifies for Second Phase of General Election
Kolkata, March 19, 2019
The Election Commission of India has notified for the second phase of General Election to the Parliament. According to the notification, March 26, 2019 is the last date of making nominations. March 27, 2019 is the date of scrutiny of nomination and March 29, 2019 is the last date of for the withdrawal of the candidature. The date of poll for the second phase of election is April 18, 2019.
In the second phase of the General Election, Jalpaiguri , Darjeeling and Raigunj will undergo poll on the above mentioned date.
Meanwhile, the Chief Electoral Officer’s office in the city has received 1261 complaints through C-VIGIL, out of which, 788 complaints are found correct and actions have been taken against them. The said office has also received complaints through National Grievances services or NGS. So far, the complaints received through NGS  are 428 in numbers, out of which 359 have been resolved. The complaints received through NGS  are 555 in numbers, out of which 478 have been resolved.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Shri Arjun Munda completes his two-day official visit to Nagaland
Shri Arjun Munda, inaugurated the 'Kudo Sports Complex' in Dimapur, Nagaland
Aspirational Districts have been identified under the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi with an aim to develop most backward districts in the country for overall progress: Shri Arjun Munda
Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda visited Nagaland on a two-day official visit this week.
During his visit, the Union Minister Shri Arjun Munda in an endeavour to encourage mass participation and promote excellence in sports among tribals, inaugurated the 'Kudo Sports Complex' in Dimapur, Nagaland. The establishment of Complex is being funded by the Union Ministry of Tribal affairs.
On the first day of his visit, the Union Minister also laid the foundation stone for Kohima Village Multipurpose Community Building. The community building will help the villagers to improve their quality of life.
On the second day of his visit ,Union Minister laid the foundation stone for Eklavya Model Residential School in Kiphire, Nagaland which will help tribal students achieve quality education. Addressing at a review meeting with local administration at Kiphire, Shri Arjun Munda said that there should be all round development and Aspirational Districts have been identified under the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi with an aim to develop most backward districts in the country for overall progress.
Shri Arjun Munda also chaired a review meeting regarding the ongoing infrastructure projects and upcoming development work in the Kiphire district, Nagaland, along with Shri T. Wati Aier, Deputy Commissioner Kiphire and other officials.
The Union Minister also attended a felicitation program organized by Kohima Science College and interacted with the bright students of Kohima Science College in Jotsoma, Nagaland,. Most of the students studying in this institute are the beneficiaries of the Scholarship Schemes of Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
The Minister paid a visit to the 'Kohima War Cemetery', dedicated to the soldiers who laid their lives during the 2nd World War in Kohima, Nagaland in April 1944.
Ministry of Development of North-East Region
Sisters from Northeast tying Rakhi on Jawans deployed in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, as the Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh looks on.
In an unusual show of brotherhood, solidarity and bonding, sisters from Northeast today tied Rakhi on Jawans from armed and paramilitary forces whose battalions or companies are deployed in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
In a programme organised at the unique initiative of Union Minister of State  Development of North eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, on the eve of RakshaBandhan festival tomorrow, Self Help Groups  from the eight North Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim also sent Rakhis, tri-coloured bands and face masks to Army and Paramilitary personnel posted in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, thus bringing together the inherent bond among the various cultures, States and people of India.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Jitendra Singh said, Jammu & Kashmir is my parliamentary constituency and Northeast is my official constituency. As a Minister for MDoNER, he said, since the North Eastern region is a part of his assigned responsibilities, he looks at it as a rare opportunity to be able to connect the two peripheral regions of India.
A Rakhi from Northeast for a soldier in Jammu & Kashmir or Ladakh, Dr Jitendra Singh said, is a message that sisters across the country are praying for the safety of their brothers in security forces who are in turn guarding the borders day and night for their safety.
If we are able to celebrate our festivals in the manner we wish to celebrate, it is possible because our brothers on the line of defence stay awake day and night to ensure this for us, he added.
Lauding the talent and commitment of the women of Northeast, Dr Jitendra Singh said, Women Self Help Groups in the region have been making face masks since March- April. On the eve of RakshaBandhan, they had worked hard in an extremely limiting environment of lockdown to make the face masks for the Jawans, he said.
The programme was coordinated by SHGs from North East India, supported by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region , North Eastern Council  and North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project .
Secretary DoNER InderJit Singh, Special Secretary Indevar Pandey, Officer on Special Duty Prashant Kumar Jha were also present .
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
NIPCCD Regional Centre, Indore organizes two-days State Level Master Trainers Training Programme under “Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi”
NIPCCD Regional Centre, Indore organizes a programme on ‘Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi’ at ICDS Project Indore Rural-2 for promoting early stimulation and healthy nutrition practices for Mothers of 0-6 Years Children
Two Days State Level Master Trainers Training Programme under “Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi” was organized from 11 - 12 September, 2023 at NIPCCD Regional Centre, Indore. 44 Participants attended the Programme.
Celebrating ‘Rashtriya Poshan Maah-2023’, NIPCCD Regional Centre, Indore organized a Programme on ‘Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi’ on 14 September, 2023 at ICDS Project Indore Rural-2 for promoting early stimulation and healthy nutrition practices for Mothers of 0-6 Years Children.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Road Ministry Stresses fitment of Under-Run Protection in Heavy Goods Vehicles across The Country
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued advisory to state governments reiterating the need for fitment of Under-Run Protection in heavy goods carrying vehicles and trailers throughout the country. In a communication to all States and Union Territories, the Ministry has requested that mandatory regulation for Rear Under-run protecting Device for N2, N3, T3 and T4 category of vehicles should be strictly complied with.
The Ministry had notified vide G.5.R.677 dated 03.09.2015 mandating Rear Under-run protecting Device for N2, N3, T3 and T4 category of vehicles which include heavy goods carrier vehicles and trailers. It was, however, noticed that scores of heavy vehicles and trailers were still running without Under-Run Protecting Device which is meant to guard vehicles in case of collision/accidents and can greatly reduce fatalities and serious injuries.